Transnistrian passport
Transnistrian passport | |
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![]() The front cover of a contemporary Transnistrian passport. | |
Type | Passport |
Issued by | ![]() |
Purpose | Identification |
Eligibility |
The Transnistrian passport is issued to citizens of Transnistria for the purpose of international travel and for the purpose of legal identification within Transnistria.
Validity[]
As Transnistria is not recognized by any of nation of the world (with the exceptions of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and the Republic of Artsakh, all of which are also mostly unrecognised), a Transnistrian passport is not valid for travel to all countries in the world. As dual nationality is permitted, most people affected are entitled to either a Moldovan, Russian, or Ukrainian passport for travel abroad.[1]
History[]
The first passport was issued on October 1, 2001. From the mid-1990s to October 2001, citizens were issued a paper insert in addition to a passport of another state (or a Soviet Union passport, which design was used from 1974 until its expiration after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991) indicating the citizen's connection with Transnistria.
See also[]
- Visa requirements for Transnistrian citizens
- Moldovan passport
- Romanian passport
- Russian passport
- Soviet Union passport
- Ukrainian passport
References[]
- ^ Munteanu, Angela; Igor Munteanu (May 2007). "Transnistria: a paradise for vested interests boeckler.de [PDF]" (PDF). SEER-South-East Europe Review for Labour. CEEOL (May): 58. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- Passports by country
- Transnistrian law
- Transnistria stubs
- Passport stubs